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2022-23 School Year Enrollment: 1,558 fifth grade students welcomed in Catoosa County schools

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 1,558 fifth grade students enrolled in Catoosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Ringgold Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 314 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Catoosa County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Catoosa County ranked 36th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 20,149 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 36th the year before.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

Catoosa County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002,0002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Fifth Grade Enrollment in Catoosa County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Ringgold Elementary School31435.5%885
Battlefield Elementary School29334.3%855
Graysville Elementary School21017.7%1,185
Boynton Elementary School20417.6%1,156
West Side Elementary School16918.2%929
Tiger Creek Elementary School15317.4%877
Woodstation Elementary School12817.4%734
Cloud Springs Elementary School8715.7%553
Battlefield Primary School00%836
Ringgold Primary School00%905

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